Kardowjin Explained

Official Name:Kardowjin
Native Name:كاردوجين
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kaleybar
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Peyghan Chayi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:28
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.7667°N 46.9369°W

Kardowjin (Persian: كاردوجين, also Romanized as Kārdowjīn; also known as Kārd Chīn, Kārdjīn, Kārdwojīn, Kordejeh, and Kurdadzha) is a village in Peyghan Chayi Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28, in 8 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian female given name Kardūjin.[1] One prominent historical bearer of this name was the Ilkhanid princess Kurdujin Khatun.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Minorsky . Vladimir . Vladimir Minorsky . Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan . Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London . 1957 . 19 . 1 . 58–81 . 16 October 2022.